Rockefeller Leaders Woo Moderates In California Primary
Rockefeller campaign leaders wooed moderates to back Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in the California presidential primary on June 2. Lodge supporters were urged to vote for Rockefeller, tying the ambassador to the main GOP effort as Goldwater wages a separate bid.
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Los Angeles
Rockefeller
Lodge
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Henry Cabot Lodge
New York
Rockefeller - Lodge
Barry Goldwater
Oregon
Goldwater
Callifornia
Ambassador Lodge
Arizona
Paul Grindle
Boston
Draft Lodge Committee
South Viet Nam
Leonard K. Firestone
Southern California
Gov
Richard M. Nixon
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
Early Voter Turnout Mixed in Maryland Primary
Maryland Democrats opened primary day with spotty turnout during Wallace campaign pressure and a weather sunny in the high 70s. Harry Gross projected 25 to 30 percent for Wallace while Brewster claimed his side would win and Maryland’s 48 convention votes would back the primary winner for at least one ballot.
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Baltimore
Maryland
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Daniel B. Brewster
Brewster
Johnson
Harry Gross
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh
Reynolds
Welsh
Council to Get Budget Tonight on Third Reading
The Finance Committee will present the proposed appropriation bill and budget at a special session tonight at 7 30. Real estate and personal property tax rates will be established at the meeting. A public hearing on the budget and tax rate is set for the regular Council meeting June 9.
Mem orial Hospital Sex Split Brings Busy Day
May 10 12 saw six babies born at Memorial Hospital with a later period from May 12 to 15 yielding 36 more births. City crews painted new parking lines on the West Side of London Street blocking the street before the Elks parade.
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Memorial Hospital
Loudoun St
Britain seeks Soviet Chinese help over Laos Pathet Lao attacks
London reports Britain will press the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China to halt Pathet Lao offensives in Laos. A Foreign Office spokesman said London is in touch with Moscow and Beijing, and coordinating with the United States and other governments.
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London
Kingdom of
Laos
Foreign Office
Pathet Lao
Moscow
United States
Peoples Cleaners Relocates and Sells Leftover Clothes
Dr Towlen's Office moved to 130 N Loudoun due to crowding. Overdue clothes left for more than 60 days offered for cleaning sale. Call for your clothes at once.
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Dr. Towlen
N. Loudoun
Russell Says Amendments Make Rights Bill More Obnoxious
Senator Richard Russell warned that the amendments backed by Senate leaders would make the civil rights bill more obnoxious. He noted Southerners would block votes on amendments this week and discussed political signals from George Wallace's potential Maryland showing. The amendments curb federal suits in individual cases, require states to handle complaints first, and leave direct suits to the attorney general for patterns of discrimination.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Maryland
Alabama
George Wallace
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Dirksen
Proposed Baker Probe Report Blames Senate
The Senate committee considers a draft report faulting the Senate for placing Baker and others in positions of power without enforceable honesty standards. It urges public disclosures of financial interests, a ban on outside business ties, and testimony by senators to committees. The draft, by special counsel L P McLendon, was leaked as closed deliberations begin.
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Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Rules Committee
L. P. McLendon
McLendon
B. Everett Jordan
D-N
Waynesboro Fire Damaged Furniture Plant
Fire destroyed about 20 percent of the Basic-Witz Furniture plant in Waynesboro, causing estimated damage over 250000. Five firefighters were overcome, one worker injured, as crews from three jurisdictions fought the blaze for over four hours. The plant employs 275, with another site in Staunton. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Virginia
Basic-Witz Furniture Co
Waynesboro
Basic-Witz Furniture Industries Inc
Bernard L. Copeland
Basic-Witz
Staunton
Augusta County
Exile group plans attack on Cuba sparks wartime talk
Cuban exiles arriving in Miami report Cuba on a wartime emergency basis as anti Castro leaders warn of possible raids. They cite troop movements, arrests, and past raids and debate timing for new actions before or around May 20.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Pilan
Ramon Espino
Manuel Ray
San Juan
Po R
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Ray
Gutierrez Menoyo
Defensible Hold Amid Laos Frontline Shifts
Neutralist Gen. Kong Le fortified Ban Khong after Muong Phanh fell to the Pathet Lao and Viet Minh allies. Western observers note an orderly withdrawal and uncertain rebel strength as refugees flow to Vientiane for aid and supplies.
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Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Ban Khong
Muong Phanh
Viet Minh
Nor Coneee Coe
Phou Kheng
Weather Outlook for Virginia Seaboard Front
A high pressure system centered over Virginia will drift offshore allowing a cold front to move in. Cloudiness develops this afternoon with scattered thundershowers tonight. Tomorrow turns partly cloudy with highs about 10 degrees cooler than today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Khrushchev Warns Arabs Over U.S. Mediterranean Missile Presence
Khrushchev warned Arabs that U S submarine moves into the Mediterranean could invite danger unless Washington drops plans to base Polaris subs at Rota. He denounced British French and Israeli actions against Egypt and pledged Soviet support for Egypt against imperialist aggression at Port Said during a delta-journey visit with his wife.
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Port Said
Egypt
Khrushchev
United States
Mediterranean
Africa
Asia
Cairo
Soviet Union
Freighter Sandanger Burns Off Baja California Coast
The Sandanger, a 450-foot Norwegian freighter, caught fire 400 miles from Long Beach while en route to Le Havre. A tug stood by as life rafts were found empty or overturned and 45 survivors were taken aboard the Bodenstein. Ten crew, including the captain, remained unaccounted for as rescue ships could not board the burning vessel.
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Long Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Long
le Havre
France
Panama Canal
Baja
Sandanger
Sea Eagle
Newsstand Burglar Strikes Downtown Shop
Police seek an intruder who hid in the Winchester News and Smoke Shop on Loudoun Street until closing, then rifled the cash register. Stolen were about $15 to $20, two pairs of sunglasses, lighters, watches, cigarettes, and a coin collection valued at 22 dollars. Captain Funk noted no breaking and entering and suspects the thief exited by unlocking the door.
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J. Cochran, Jr
Winchester News and
Loudoun St
F. M. Funk
Tnal
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